The Life We were Searching for

THE LIFE WE WERE SEARCHING FOR every human being by birth. “God is my Creator, and I am His servant”—this is the silent oath that every human being, from the very first day itself, brings with him when he comes into this world. Awareness of the Creator, Lord and Benefactor is unconsciously racing in man’s veins. Without conscious awareness of the Creator, man experiences a huge vacuum inside himself. Deep inside, his soul demands that he find the Master he has not seen with his eyes, embrace Him and surrender to Him his all. Attaining God-realization is obtaining the correct destination for this inner urge. The emotions of people who do not find God are drawn away from God towards other things. Natural Urge to Bow Before a Deity On August 15, 1947, when the Union Jack of the British Empire was lowered from the official buildings of India and the country’s national flag was unfurled, it was a sight that brought tears to the eyes of those yearning to see their nation free. These tears were, in fact, an expression of their connection with the “Divine Gift of Freedom.” The joy is inherent in every person for their beloved, to whom they had devoted the best part of their lives. Similarly, when a leader visits the grave of the “Father of the Nation” and offers flowers, bowing his head in reverence, he perpetuates the same act that a religious person performs for his Creator through bowing and prostration. Likewise, when a communist passes by the statue of Lenin and removes his cap, slowing down his pace, at that